Jason Beaubien

Peru: She's got one of the toughest diseases to cure. And she's hopeful

Drug-resistant tuberculosis is not only airborne and lethal; it's one of the most difficult diseases in the world to cure.

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Moldova: To save her husband's life, a woman fights for access to TB drugs

One year ago Pavel Rucsineanu was running out of options.

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Myths and stigma stoke TB epidemic in Tajikistan

Four-year-old Orion Qurbonaliev is lucky to be alive. Just last February, the little boy was lying comatose in the tuberculosis ward of a hospital in southern Tajikistan. The bacteria had spread to his spine and paralyzed the right side of his body. He was severely dehydrated and malnourished.

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Curing drug-resistant tuberculosis in kids takes creativity

The world is struggling to cope with a growing epidemic of drug-resistant tuberculosis. Treatment is even more complicated for children.

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NPR broadcast: Faces of drug-resistant tuberculosis

Click the below NPR broadcast link to hear a story about Moldova.

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Amid an AIDS epidemic, South Africa battles another foe: tuberculosis

The province of KwaZulu-Natal has emerged as the epicenter of South Africa's HIV epidemic. South Africa already has more people infected with HIV than any other country in the world, but parts of KwaZulu-Natal have HIV rates that are more than twice the national average.

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